Cleveland Spiders 8 – 9 Chicago Cubs
7 August 1897 · CHI08
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 9-8-4 runs-hits-errors line | Chicago Cubs | 1 in 18,660 games |
| 29 | final score 9–8 | 1 in 159 games | |
| 29 | 7 walks allowed | Charlie Brown | 1 in 192 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Spiders | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 4 |
| Chicago Cubs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | 8 | 4 |
Box score
Cleveland Spiders batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Burkett | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed McKean | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cupid Childs | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bobby Wallace | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | HR, 2B |
| Jack O'Connor | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ollie Pickering | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Patsy Tebeau | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Lou Criger | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Brown | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Cy Young | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 39 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
Cleveland Spiders pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Brown | 5.1 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Cy Young | 2.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry McCormick | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Dahlen | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2B |
| Bill Lange | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Cap Anson | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Ryan | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Callahan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Jim Connor | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Danny Friend | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Malachi Kittridge | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 31 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 2 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Friend | 9.0 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 |